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Kees van Dongen
Estimate
350,000 - 450,000 USD
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Description
- Kees van Dongen
- Café Florian, Venise
- Signed van Dongen (lower left)
- Oil on canvas
- 36 1/4 by 28 5/8 in.
- 92.2 by 73.2 cm
Provenance
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris
Galerie Bernier, Paris
Acquired from the above on December 18, 1959
Galerie Bernier, Paris
Acquired from the above on December 18, 1959
Exhibited
Paris, Bernheim-Jeune, 1921, no. 13
Paris, Musée national de la ville de Paris & Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Van Dongen, 1967-68, no. 111, illustrated in the catalogue
Martigny, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Kees Van Dongen, 2002, no. 69, illustrated in the catalogue
Monaco, Nouveau musée national de Monaco, Van Dongen, 2008, no. 222, illustrated in the catalogue
Paris, Musée national de la ville de Paris & Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Van Dongen, 1967-68, no. 111, illustrated in the catalogue
Martigny, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Kees Van Dongen, 2002, no. 69, illustrated in the catalogue
Monaco, Nouveau musée national de Monaco, Van Dongen, 2008, no. 222, illustrated in the catalogue
Condition
This work is in excellent condition. The canvas is not lined. There is a layer of varnish on the surface. There are a few tiny nicks to the canvas along the extreme edges as well as some scattered pin dot surface stains. Some minor frame abrasion to extreme upper edge, otherwise fine. Under UV light: no inpainting is apparent.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
In Le Café Florian à Venise, van Dongen depicts an unidentified group of sitters, the ladies whose seductive poses and attires give an air of vibrancy and boldness to composition. The image is theatrical, and the artist has rendered the characters by accentuating their most elegant outfits, all the while featuring one of Venice's most famous and fashionable establishment. The Café Florian is located on San Marco square and was inaugurated in 1720. For van Dongen, there was no better setting than a busy piazza to see the exuberance of the times in its full splendor.
Van Dongen once said, "I passionately love the life of my time so animated, so feverish! Ah! Life is even more beautiful than painting" (quoted in Denys Sutton, ed., Cornelius Theodorus Marie Van Dongen (exhibition catalogue), Tucson, 1971, p. 46).